Dicing with Dragons Role-Playing Games Guide Book (1983), Ian Livingstone | First Plume Printing, Fantasy Gaming Nonfiction
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This is a 1983 First Plume Printing paperback of Dicing with Dragons by Ian Livingstone, a nonfiction guide to fantasy role-playing games.
The book is in Good condition. The covers show edge wear, creasing, and rubbing, and the text pages are clean and readable.
Rather than a novel, this is a practical guide that explains how role-playing works and introduces major games of the period. It includes the solo adventure Eye of the Dragon, plus sections on game systems, accessories, miniatures, painting figures, and creating your own games. The interior illustrations are by Russ Nicholson.
Details
- Item: Single paperback book
- Title: Dicing with Dragons
- Author: Ian Livingstone
- Illustrator: Russ Nicholson (black and white interior illustrations)
- Publisher: Plume / New American Library, New York and Scarborough, Ontario
- Publication Year: 1983
- Edition and Printing: First Plume Printing, November 1983
- Format and Binding: Paperback, paper wraps
- Dust Jacket: None, paperback
- Pages: 210
- Genre: Role-playing games guide (fantasy gaming nonfiction)
- Language: English
- ISBN: 0-452-25447-7 (LCCN 83-8359)
- Dimensions: Approximately 8 x 5 x 1/4 inches
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Complete paperback with the first printing page present.
- Binding appears intact.
- Interior text is clean and readable in the photos.
- No writing, underlining, or ownership marks visible.
- Black cover with red, green, and multicolor fantasy artwork; title lettering still shows well.
Issues / Wear
- Noticeable edge wear, rubbing, and corner wear to the covers.
- Creasing and surface wear across the front cover.
- Spine wear, rubbing, and edge chipping, mostly toward the ends.
- Back cover has scuffing, scratches, and corner wear.
- Pages are age toned throughout.
- General shelf wear.
Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual book you will be receiving.
This 1983 First Plume Printing includes the Eye of the Dragon solo adventure and Russ Nicholson's illustrations, and it suits a shelf of early role-playing game books. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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